11:13 PM,
Nov. 14, 2012

Darren J. Englert

Written by

Sophia Voravong
svoravong@jconline.com

As detectives removed layer upon layer of cornstalks, mulch and soil from an apparent makeshift burial site found July 7, 2011, in rural northern Tippecanoe County, the burning sensation felt in their eyes hinted to what they would find.

There, in a shallow, 6- to 8-inch grave, was the badly injured, naked body of 26-year-old Jeremy K. Gibson, a Lafayette father of two who was reported missing that early morning.

Charred patches of skin from head to toe indicated where someone had poured acid over him, according to Detective Paul Huff of the Lafayette Police Department. ...